Denbighshire

[ den-bee-sheer, -sher ]

noun

1. a county in northern Wales. 326 sq. mi. (844 sq. km).

Denbighshire

/ ˈdɛnbɪˌʃɪə; -ʃə /

noun

1. a county of N Wales: split between Clwyd and Gwynedd in 1974; reinstated with different boundaries in 1996: borders the Irish Sea, with the Cambrian Mountains in the south: chiefly agricultural. Administrative centre: Ruthin. Pop: 94 900 (2003 est). Area: 844 sq km (327 sq miles)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Denbighshire¹

From Welsh Dinbych + shire ( def )

Example Sentences

Soon afterwards it again becomes wholly Welsh for a brief while, and forms the boundary between Denbighshire and Flint.

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We would like to thank Llangollen Library, Denbighshire, for allowing access to the copy from which this transcription was made.

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The human remains examined by Busk are of precisely the same type as those of Denbighshire.

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Wrexam is the largest town in North Wales, and its parish the most numerous; it is the principal town of Denbighshire.

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About four-and-thirty years ago I was traveling through Denbighshire upon a mission which needed dispatch.

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